"If Alex ever goes gooey-eyed over a dom I promise you can question him then."

"Oh my god Bella."

She sticks out her tongue at her brother.

"Bella?"

"I went by Bella when I was a kid. I figure Isabella sounds dommier but Alex and our parents still call me that."

"I would like to reiterate: Most. Adorable. Dom."

Giggle.

"Sometimes Dad'll call her 'Bells'."

"Mmhm. Very adorable."

"Aaaaalex."

"What, were you going to never bring him home to Dad?"

"I'm sure eventually he'll meet them but still."

"Do you prefer me not thinking you're adorable, ma'am? Because that ship has sailed."

"I know, lovely. But it's still a little embarrassing that Charlie calls me 'Bells'."

"Well, I don't think so, and I'll still call you 'ma'am' and 'Isabella.'"

"Good boy."

Alex rolls his eyes.

"It does sound dommier."

"I'm glad you think so."

"Mom thought she was being silly."

"Presumably your parents picked her name, though?"

"Oh, yeah, she doesn't think the name's silly, she thinks it's silly to change what people call you to 'sound dommy', but she's a switch, so."

"I'm a switch and I don't think it's any sillier than any other reason to change what people call you."

"Then you and Mom can have fun arguments, I guess."

"Are you just Alex or Alexander or something? Alexander does sound much dommier," he laughs.